Nickel & Nickel Branding Iron Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 Front Bottle Shot
Nickel & Nickel Branding Iron Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 Front Bottle Shot Nickel & Nickel Branding Iron Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 Front Label Nickel & Nickel Branding Iron Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 Back Bottle Shot

Winemaker Notes

The 2011 Branding Iron Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon has the aromas of wild berry and forest that distinguish this vineyard, even in a cooler year. Earth and sage complement the fruit and give a depth of flavor on the midpalate. The spicy oak and vanilla components add complexity, while the gentle tannins from this vintage are approachable now.

Professional Ratings

  • 93
    This one could very well be one of the very best cabernets from a difficult vintage and better yet, the 2011 Nickel & Nickel Branding Iron beats many wines from the high rated 2012 vintage. So rich and inviting from start to finish, superb weight on the palate; brings plenty of ripe fruit and sweet barrel to the fore; unparalleled synergy of the elements. (Best Served: 2019-2028)
Nickel & Nickel

Nickel & Nickel

View all products
Nickel & Nickel, undefined
Nickel & Nickel Sullenger House Winery Image

Nickel & Nickel is devoted to 100% varietal, single-vineyard wines, focused on Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Its winemaking excellence is highlighted in its selection of the very best vineyard locations and unique soil compositions required to make superior single-vineyard wines. Each Nickel & Nickel wine is a celebration of place and reveals how vineyards only miles apart, but of the same grape varietal, yield wines of unique character and distinction.

Image for Cabernet Sauvignon content section
View all products

A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.

Image for Oakville Napa Valley, California content section

Oakville

Napa Valley, California

View all products

Home to some of the most sought-after Cabernet Sauvignon in America, Napa Valley’s Oakville district stretches across the center of Napa's valley floor and foothills between the Vaca and Mayacamas Mountains. This AVA is home to the legendary To Kalon Vineyard and Martha's Vineyard, as well as many powerhouse wineries including Screaming Eagle, Silver Oak, Robert Mondavi, Opus One, Far Niente and Groth.

The climate is generally warm and agreeable, resulting in year after year of favorable vintages. Summer days see a gentle tug of war between warmer inland air and the cool air coming in from the San Pablo Bay, creating an ideal environment to grow red varieties. Oakville's diverse soils, namely ancient sea bedrock, clay and gravel, are well-drained, and perfect for high-caliber viticulture.

Cabernet here is often bottled varietally but is also popular in Bordeaux Blends. Oakville wines are known for their silky, sensual textures, structured tannins, dark and brooding fruit and lovely aromatics. These age-worthy and prestigious wines are favored by collectors throughout the world.

YAO133484_2011 Item# 133484